Major capital projects are facing significant overruns in costs and delivery, with total claims exceeding $80bn (£69.2bn) in value and cumulative overruns amounting to a staggering 840 years, according to a new report.
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Amey, Atkins and WSP win Welsh roads contracts worth £27M
Amey, Atkins and WSP have won a number of separate road framework contracts in south west Wales worth a total of £27M.
Amey and Sir Robert McAlpine to begin work on M56 road bridge replacement
AmeySRM joint venture will replace the A533 Expressway bridge over the M56 this week as part of National Highways’ £128.9M package of wear-and-tear repairs in North West England.
TfL to spend £215M upgrading its ageing road bridges in the next five years
EXCLUSIVE Transport for London (TfL) has allocated £215.2M for design and construction of existing road bridges between 2023 and 2028, figures obtained by NCE via a Freedom of Information request have revealed.
Lowestoft’s rolling bascule bridge starts to take shape
The first span of the single leaf rolling bascule bridge being constructed in the Suffolk coastal town of Lowestoft has been moved into its final position.
Menai Suspension Bridge closed due to serious structural issues
The Menai Suspension bridge between Anglesey and mainland Wales has been forced to close to all forms of traffic following structural engineers’ discovery of “serious risks” that threaten its safety.
Watch: Skanska installs two M42 road bridges
Skanska has installed two road bridges for its £282M M42 Junction 6 upgrade in Birmingham on behalf of National Highways.
ICE identifies three key ways to boost productivity
Three key ways to boost productivity in infrastructure have been identified by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
Civil engineer protesting on Dartford Crossing driven by professional duty to protect environment
Campaign group Just Stop Oil has named one of the demonstrators who has scaled the Dartford Crossing to protest against the use of oil as a civil engineer who lives in east London.
Anger over continued delay to replace Welsh road bridge damaged in Storm Christoph
Frustration among locals is rising over the replacement of a Welsh road bridge destroyed by Storm Christoph almost two years ago.